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> eSIMs _could_ have been an anti-consumer nightmare Really? Because I can swap a SIM card between phones in 30 seconds whereas swapping eSIM lies between "hop
by sureIy 2y ago
> eSIMs _could_ have been an anti-consumer nightmare
Really? Because I can swap a SIM card between phones in 30 seconds whereas swapping eSIM lies between "hoping it works" and "not possible", passing by "you'll need a document" or "visit the store, if it's anywhere in your city/country"
- lxgr 2y agoI can swap my eSIM between phones faster than I can remove my phone case.
- stavros 2y agoThere's a difference between "my specific thing works" and "all such things work". Not all eSIMs are transferable.
- lxgr 2y agoYes, but that's a problem of bad network operators, not the eSIM standard. Operators could also release physical SIMs that get tied to a given phone's IMEI after first insertion if they really wanted to.
- sureIy 2y agoYes, but that's a problem of bad people, not guns. Either way, the end result is that I have to identify myself at a store to move some eSIMs and many are simply not transferable (particularly from Airalo)
- lxgr 2y agoAiralo SIMs wouldn't even exist without eSIM, so arguably that's still a consumer win, not a loss, even though I obviously also wish they were transferable.